Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs in this area call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the ground is. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order by the cubic yard rather than guessing with bags, since a pallet of bagged dirt won't move a real grade problem.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
One cubic yard of fill dirt covers about 54 square feet at a 6 inch depth, and most jobs in this area call for 6 to 12 inches depending on how low the ground is. Measure the low area in square feet, decide your target depth, and order by the cubic yard rather than guessing with bags, since a pallet of bagged dirt won't move a real grade problem.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
Most fill jobs around here finish with a few inches of topsoil capped on top wherever grass or plants need to grow, since fill dirt itself is not meant to support root growth. If the area drains poorly to begin with, a layer of gravel or crushed stone underneath can help before you fill. Mulch or sod comes last, once the grade is set and stable.
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Covington's silt loam compacts differently than sandy soil, it holds together well but traps water if you skip compaction between lifts. Place fill in 6 to 8 inch layers and compact each one before adding the next, ideally with a plate compactor rather than just foot traffic or a lawn roller. Skipping this step is the number one reason yards here develop a sunken spot two winters later, right where the fill was dumped and never packed.
A common mistake is treating fill dirt like topsoil and planting straight into it. It has no organic matter and compacts too hard for roots to push through easily. Cap any area that needs grass, shrubs, or beds with 4 to 6 inches of real topsoil after the fill has settled and been compacted, and give it at least a few weeks before planting so the base has time to stabilize under its own weight.
If you are filling a large low area near the Bogue Falaya or any spot that holds water after rain, consider a bit of crushed stone or gravel as a base layer before the fill dirt, it helps water move through instead of pooling under the new grade. Ordering the full volume in one delivery is usually more efficient than several smaller loads, since each truck trip adds cost regardless of yardage.
Silt loam holds moisture longer than sandy soil, and at 26 feet of elevation a lot of Covington properties sit close to the water table, especially near the Bogue Falaya. That combination means standing water in low corners of the yard after a hard rain, and it means fill dirt has to be compacted properly or it settles right back into a puddle spot. This material is used to raise those low areas, level ground before a slab or shed, and backfill around foundations where the original soil has washed out. It is not a growing medium, it is the structural base that goes down before topsoil.
Clean fill is screened subsoil free of debris, roots, and contaminants. It is made for volume and grade, and it compacts predictably, which is exactly what you want under slabs, in trenches, and behind walls.
Fill dirt builds the shape of the ground, topsoil grows things on top of it. Bring the grade up with fill, then cap it with 4 to 6 inches of topsoil anywhere grass or plants are going in.
Place fill in layers of 4 to 6 inches and compact each one before adding the next. Dumping the full depth at once leaves voids that settle later, and settling is the one problem fill is supposed to solve.
